NEWPORT BEACH — As if John Cook needed more of an advantage at the Toshiba Classic this week.
The 11-time PGA Tour winner, who grabbed his ninth victory on the Champions Tour in January, doesn't totally have an edge on the Newport Beach Country...

Past Toshiba Classic champions, and the top 30 players on the Champions Tour, amassing hundreds of wins combined, will tee it up at the 19th annual tournament, set to tee off March 11-17 at Newport Beach Country Club, the Toshiba Classic announced...

For Corey Pavin, it was a once-in-a-lifetime shot, but he's hoping the Allianz Championship won't be his once-in-a-lifetime victory on the Champions Tour.
In 34 starts on the Champions Tour, Pavin had never won. But on the 35th, something magical...

Hale Irwin is known as the only two-time champion of the Toshiba Classic. During the week of the 18th Toshiba Classic he'll be known as keynote speaker at the annual Breakfast with a Champion, presented by the Allergan Foundation on March 13.
The annual event, one of the highlights during the tournament week, begins at 7 a.m. at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa.
Irwin, a World Golf Hall of Famer, is the winningest player on the Champions tour. The 66-year-old will share candid notes of his life...

It's that time again.
The Toshiba Classic at Newport Beach Country Club March 16 through 18 marks the next Champions Tour event.
Three different players have posted victories in as many events in 2012. (Dan Forsman at the Mitsubishi Electric in Hawaii; Corey Pavin at the Allianz Championship and Kenny Perry at last weekend's ACE Group Classic. Both Pavin and Perry's victories came in Florida.
Pavin will be vying for his first victory at NBCC. As of Tuesday, Perry had not committed.
Nick Price...

Hale Irwin Photos

Add another big name to the marquee for the 18th Toshiba Classic. And this name will surely attract a large gallery during the tournament at Newport Beach Country Club.
Couples, a fan favorite and the 2010 Toshiba Classic champion, has committed to be among a decorated field March 12 through 18. The three-day tournament, part of the Champions Tour of pros 50 and older, takes place March 16, 17 and 18.
Couples isn't the only former Toshiba champ in this year's tournament. He'll be one of nine past...

Loren Roberts, an eight-time PGA Tour champion and a 13-time Champions Tour winner, was inducted into the Toshiba Classic Hall of Fame at Newport Beach Country Club on Monday.
Roberts, who won the 18th annual Toshiba Classic by two strokes, joined the past tournament champions.
"It's an honor," Roberts said. "It just great to be among all those great names."
Monday proved to be a busy day for Roberts, who met with the media in the morning. He also posed for photos next to his name on the wall that...

Hale Irwin is known as the only two-time champion of the Toshiba Classic. During the week of the 18th Toshiba Classic, he'll be known as keynote speaker at the annual Breakfast with a Champion, presented by the Allergan Foundation on March 13.
The annual event, one of the highlights during the tournament, begins at 7 a.m. at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa. Tickets are $120 per seat. Tables are also available; contact the Toshiba Classic at (949) 660-1001 for more information.
Irwin, a World Golf...

There was a bit of an awkward silence when I delivered the final question to the great Hale Irwin during a phone interview last week.
Irwin was asked when the last time he won on the Champions Tour, for golfers 50 and older.
For a moment I thought he would tell me he was done with winning and content with all that he had accomplished. Perish that thought.
"It's been several years," Irwin said of his last win, which was five years ago. "I'm anxious to try to get back in the winner's circle. I know...